AC/DC quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   What AC/DC hit is one of the most famous rock love songs ever?

   Answer: You Shook Me All Night Long

   Why: You Shook Me All Night Long, AC/DC's first single with Brian Johnson, peaked at only No. 35 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1980.

2. 2 Medium

   Which brother co-founded AC/DC with lead guitarist Angus Young?

   Answer: Malcolm Young

   Why: Malcolm Young played rhythm guitar, not lead, for over 40 years; illness forced him out in 2014 and his nephew Stevie took his place.

3. 3 Hard

   Why did AC/DC record the Hells Bells bell at a foundry, not a church?

   Answer: Pigeons ruined the church recording sessions

   Why: Tony Platt recorded the one ton bell in Taylor's foundry on Ronnie Lane's mobile studio; halving the tape speed in New York dropped it an octave.

4. 4 Easy

   What stage prop is famously used during 'For Those About to Rock'?

   Answer: Cannons

   Why: The title rewrites the Roman arena salute 'those about to die salute you', and the volley has closed the band's shows since the early 1980s.

5. 5 Medium

   What did the band use for the tolling that opens their 1980 album?

   Answer: A custom bronze bell

   Why: Taylor's foundry in Loughborough cast it: about a ton of copper and tin, tuned to E, and the tape speed was halved to drop the note an octave.

6. 6 Hard

   Why does the international High Voltage differ from the Australian album?

   Answer: It is a compilation of two different albums

   Why: Only two songs came from the 1975 Australian High Voltage: She's Got Balls and Little Lover; the other seven were lifted from T.N.T.